Expansible automobile seat



June 12, 1923.

A. E, FISHER EXPANSIBLE AUTOMOBILE SEAT Filed Nov. 22 1922 2Sheets-Sheet 1 June 12,1923. 1,458,?73

A. E. FISHER EXPANS IBLE AUTOMOBILE SEAT Filed Nov. 22 1922 2Sheets-Sheet 2 /NVENTOR Patented dune l2, 1923.

means ADAM E. FISHER, OF ST. LQUIS, ItlZISSQURI.

EXPANSIBLE AUTOIJIOBELE SEAT.

Application filed November 22, 1922. Serial No. 602,534:

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I. ADAM E. Frsnnn, a citizenof the United States, and resident of the city of St. Louis, in theState of lviis souri, have invented new and useful improvements inExpansible Automobile Seats, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention is an expansible seat, prima-rily designed forautomobiles, and the ob ject is to provide a seat which may be readilylengthened endwise by expanding the ends thereof, in order to moreconveniently accommodate three persons in the seat in-- ended for two,and so prevent overcrowding.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the seat, closed.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the seat, expanded.

Figure 3 is a side view of the seat, closed.

Figure 4: is a side View of the seat, expanded.

Figure 5 is a detail of the suitable panel lock.

Automobile seats are usually formed by mounting the seat 1 and the back2 within the body of the automobile 3 in such pos1- tion that the sidesof the body at the portions forming door jambs project forwardly of theseat back 2 sufliciently to act also ends 4 for the said seat.

Accordingly, this invention consists in cut ting away these ends l ofthe seat on lines indicated at 5'and 6 conforming to the projeoted backand seat portions, and then splitting these end sections vertically,each into two panels 7 and 8. The panels 7 are then hinged rearwardly at9 to the body sides and so as to swing horizontally backwardly andoutwardly, while the panels 8 are in turn hinged at 10 to the panels 7so as to swing horizontally inwardly. Where the doors are hingedforwardly, chains or links 11 are then attached by their ends to theforward edges of the panels 8 and their free ends are adapted to engagebooks 12 mounted at the edges of the doors 13. Thus the seat may bereadily expanded at either or both ends by buckling the panels 7 and 8outwardly and attaching the chains 11 to the hooks 12 on the doors. Thepanels 7 and 8 may be locked in their ordinary closed posi tion in anysuitable manner, as by spring set 1. In combination with an automobileseat and body having the seat end portions cut away, ezrpansible endsfor the seat, comprising panels hinged together and then in turn hingedrearwardly to the body in lieu of the cut away portions, and so as tobuckle horizontally backwardly outwardly.

2. In combination with an automobile seat and body having the seat endportions cut away, expansible ends for the seat, comprising panelshinged together and then in turn hinged rearwardly to the body in lieuof the cut away portions, and so as to buckle horizontally backwardlyoutwardly; and means for locking the panels in closed position.

3. In combination with an automobile seat and body having the seat end.portions cut away, expansible ends tor the seat, comprising panelshinged together and then in turn hinged rearwardly to the body in lieuof the cut away portions, and so to buckle horizontally backwardlyoutwardly; and a link releasably connecting the forward panels to thedoors.

4:. In combination with an automobile seat and body having the seat endportions cut away. expansible ends for the seat, comprising panelshinged together and then in turn hinged rearwardly to the body in lieuof the cut away portions, and so as to buckle horizontally outwardly;means for locking the panels in closed position; and. a link releasablyconnecting the forward panels to the doors.

5. In combination with an automobile seat and body having the seat endportions cut away, expansible ends for the seat, comprising panelshinged together and then in turn hinged rearwardly to the body in lieuof the cut away portions, and so as to buckle horizontally backwardlyoutwardly; and means for limiting the outward swing of the panels.

6. In combination with an automobile seat locking the panels inclosedposition; and

and body having the seat end portions out means for limiting the outwardswing of the I away expansible ends for the seat, comprispanels. I

ing panels hinged together and then in turn I ADAM E FISHER.

5 hinged rearwardly to the body in lieu of the Witnesses:

cutaway portions, and so as to buckle hori- ALK. DoHLE, zontallybaekw'ardly outwardly; means for a A. M. Down.

